Galathea affinis Ristori 1886 (decapod)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Galatheidae

Full reference: G. Ristori. 1886. I crostacei brachiuri a anomuri del Pliocene Italiano. Bollettino della Societá Geologica Italiana 5:93-128

Belongs to Galathea according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2010

See also Ristori 1886

Sister taxa: Galathea (Acanthogalathea), Galathea antiqua, Galathea australiensis, Galathea berica, Galathea caporiondoi, Galathea cretacea, Galathea dispersa, Galathea hexacristata, Galathea keiji, Galathea keijii, Galathea lovarica, Galathea lupiae, Galathea magnifica, Galathea mainensis, Galathea munidoides, Galathea sahariana, Galathea squamifera, Galathea strigifera, Galathea strigosa, Galathea subsquamata, Galathea valmaranensis, Galathea weinfurteri, Galathea whiteleggii

Type specimen: Its type locality is Bianchi, which is in a Pliocene marine horizon in Italy

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore

Distribution: found only at Bianchi

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